Hello everyone. I am a young investor from Rochester, NY and currently under contract on my first property and throughout the home buying process this has been a question that I have been wondering. Obviously this is ...

If not I think it's better not to go that route and look for another solution.Now that rates are rising, my strategy is shifting. 

Every sign I see is that interest rates will continue to rise for the forseeable future.

I’m probably not buying more right now with prices so high and rates rising.

With the rising values, the ratios of potential income to purchase price aren't as strong as two years ago, but there are still cash flowing opportunities to be found :) As an investor, I do highly recommend self managing to the max extent, but as a realtor, I've had some clients with success even using property managers. 

DALLAS - The city of Dallas may consider limiting the number of homes real estate investors can buy.The move would aim to tackle the rising home prices across the DFW area.Median home prices in North Texas jumped 22 percent year over year in March.Combined with higher mortgage rates, many individual buyers are getting priced out of the market.Dallas’ director of housing explained how Canada tackled the problem."

Find properties either in emerging markets or at least stable and steadily rising appreciating markets.If the properties are in CA I can do the transactions from A-Z myself with no problem (assuming I know where to look, which I currently do not).

There are going to be mass layoffs with rates rising.

Single-family homes in San Diego County reached a new high of $925,000.And resale condos saw a significant rise, as the median hit a record high of $640,000, up from February’s peak of $612,250.These aggressive upward price trends will likely slow in the coming months as interest rates continue to go higher.Good luck!

Just give up on house hacking entirely in the DC area and buy a condo or something, and invest in remote real estate in more affordable areas.Budget ~ $800k @ 5% right now / $4k-ish payment, maybe some flexiblity right now, but depends on how badly rates rise.